Gossamer has good CBD drops that helped me for a time:

CBD is touch and go, but I’m a fan of these. 

- I don’t fall asleep with the tv on or with any screen distractions

- I’ve always slept with a sleep mask so there’s no light distractions

- I have a dog but he sleeps in his own little bed

- I’ve tried meditation (and meditate semi frequently during the week)

- I work with an herbalist to make sure I’m introducing productive supplements and herbs into my body at the right time of day (to not counteract the process of falling asleep)

Same here. CBD gummies have helped, but I can’t take these every night. A sound machine also is soothing. Good luck!

Same issue here. I’ve had some form of insomnia my whole life - very much anxiety induced but only learned that in my 30s. 

It used to be that I couldn’t fall asleep more. For the last few years, it’s waking up in the 3-5a hours and not falling back asleep. 

you’re doing all the things - even more than I’ve ever tried. A couple things that work for me: 1)leaving my bed. My husband finds me on the couch with some regularity. The couch is cooler in temperature, so I think that helps. 1/2

It sounds like it's presription med time! I was like you once. Then my doctor gave me hydroxyzine -- an antihistamine. Whenever I get up in the middle of the night I take one, and sleep soundly until my alarm goes off. Virtually no side-effects. Keeps me knocked right out. 

https://www.amazon.com/Insomnia-Answer-Personalized-Identifying-Overcoming/dp/0399532978

Helps you get out of destructive thought patterns re: sleep. A godsend for me!

Yep, I have this exact same issue, too, except I’m up at 4am every morning. I’ve also tried the works — melatonin, Advil PM, etc. — but everything has either lost its strength or just doesn’t work.

A few things that have worked SLIGHTLY, but are by no means slam dunks for me:

-I’ve started taking ashwagandha before bed, and though it doesn’t fix it, it makes me calmer

-I’ve tried working out earlier and longer, with a daily walk, and that’s done well too…

First, I am so sorry you’re dealing with this, insomnia is truly the worst. Second, if you figure it out please let me know because this has been a regular occurrence for me my entire life. For me personally I’m positive it is anxiety driven because if I am off the next day I usually sleep great but if I am working I wake up in the middle of the night. When I was young I would just turn the TV on and watch Facts of Life reruns until I felt tired again. Now I just lay there.

I’m sorry to hear that you’re experiencing this. I’ve had this exact same issue for almost 8 years now. It’s a constant struggle.

They say that between 3-4AM is “anxiety hours” and what’s why a lot of people wake up then. 

Two things that have noticeably helped me is 1. Trying to work out/go on a walk everyday and 2. Trying to cut caffeine way down or not having it after 12PM everyday. I still wake up like I said but it’s not for as long or intense. Please let me know if you find a solution!

I've dealt with insomnia since I was a teen and my current routine is CBD and CBT which helps a lot but honestly, and this is gonna sound weird, what works for me is to envision a scenario where I'm the most tired I've ever been. I pretend I've just gotten home from a long trek through the Andes or something equally awful and I'm just getting home and hitting my bed for the first time in weeks. It's totally ridiculous, but it works for me.  I literally role play being exhausted lol. 

Ok this sounds dumb, but as someone who has gone through a similar cycle before, just being aware of the fact that you will wake up in the middle of the night doesn't help. Like if you go to bed and you're stressed/it's on your mind that you're going to wake up in the middle of the night, that can also make you wake up in the middle of the night. Aren't brains FUN?? Also, I know you said CBD doesn't work for you but I've found Vena's full specturm bites to work really well. (I take 2!)

Hello, it is 3:20 am, and I come to you in desperate need of help. For the last 4+ months, I have not slept through the night. (Except for one night when I Woman In The House Across The Street From The Girl In The Window’d myself and drank a bottle of wine at an Italian dinner.) 

I have been waking up around 3am every night. Sometimes a little earlier, sometimes right on the dot. It’s very creepy. I have tried a lot of things:

- not getting into bed until my eyes are about to close

- working out in the morning vs the evening

- therapy lol (I have a lot on my mind but no more than normal for a perpetually anxious person)

I don’t have a problem going to sleep. In fact, it’s not a problem at all. It’s staying asleep. When I wake up, I’m WIDE AWAKE. Tonight, for example, I took 20 mg of melatonin at 9pm and you’d think, oh maybe I’d be groggy when I wake up for my 3am internal alarm. Nope! She’s Katy Perry over here — I’m WIDE AWAKE. (You guys remember that song? i said I was not groggy but perhaps a little deliriously sleep deprived!) 

I welcome all advice as I’m truly at a loss! Next step I think would be to see a sleep therapist but, blah, why not then go the internet first! 

Sleep hacks for a new insomniac